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Electric Irony

Lake Almanor, where we are now camped, is a hydroelectric project – operated by PG&E. There are a number of nice campgrounds around the west side of the lake. Most of them have electric and water hookups at the campsite. Rocky Point, however – the campground owned and operated by…

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Lake Almanor

On Tuesday we were just outside of Nevada City and Grass Valley at (Henry) Rollins Lake…a campground called Peninsula Camping & Boating Resort. Pretty campground, no hookups, and a high of about 97 degrees in the afternoon. We stayed two nights, and were thinking of staying a third, when we…

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(Henry) Rollins Lake

We spent two nights at (Henry) Rollins Lake at the Peninsula Camping & Boating Resort.  No hookups, and ten twisty miles out You Bet Rd.  It felt like we were far from everything and everyone most of the time (except when that one boat out on the lake was blasting…

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Yosemite in the Summer

We camped one night at a campground near (but not in) Yosemite and drove into the valley with our bikes, parked, and had the most amazing bike ride around the valley.  Sure it was teeming with tourists and cars and aspiring Ansels, but I captured plenty of good scenery without…

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Gilroy, CA

Stopped at Garlic World on the way out of the bay area and had a little lunch at this under-labeled BBQ truck. (Posted by Laura)

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Pocket Full of Rocks

When we were at Patrick's Point State Park a week or so ago, we took the steep path down to Agate Beach and because this beach named Agate Beach is actually known for agates, we went looking for rocks. The rock I found and wanted to take home was very cool,…

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